Scientia Training Guide
How to log on and save
Joanne Millard
Updated January 2009
• Left Click on start• Go to Networked
Applications• Administrative
Software• Scientia Timetabling• Scientia 3.6 and enter
Logging in for the first time
• It will then ask you to “select an image file to open”
• Click into browse
• Find the image that I have sent you and open
• You will then be asked to select a language, leave it as English UK and OK
• Under course planner setup, select scheduling database and OK
• Scheduling database server, leave scientia in the “SDB Server box” and in the SDB Services file delete SDB and enter live0809, no spaces. Then ok.
• You will be asked if you want to save an image file not say “NO”.
• Then Connect
• You will be asked for your username and password enter these and connect.
• You will then be connected to the database.
• Once the system has finished fetching the data, you can then start using the system.
Saving
• Once you have finished using the system and you are ready to save the data go to file and save as.
• You will be asked which format you wish to save the file in, firstly select Syllabus Plus in the format drop down list and browse.
• Find the location in which you wish to save the file under and save.
• It will take you back to this screen just click on save.
• Once the progress bar is complete it will ask you to close click on this.
• Then you will need to save an image. Go to file and save as again.
• Change the format field to image and browse.
• Find the location in which you want to save this file enter live0809.img and save. You will need to overwrite this file each night. Do not save a new one each day due to the size of the file.
• It will then take you back to this screen again select save.
• It will take you to this screen, if you wish to enter back into the system click on connect.
• If you wish to log out click on the X in the right hand corner.
When you want to log in again, the short cut.
• The next time that you want to log in find the programme and it will ask you to select an image file to open.
• Click browse
• Find the image file that you had saved previous and Open.
• It will take you to this screen, click on connect.
• Your username will already be entered, just enter you password and connect.
• It will then take you into the system.